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SB 147

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Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties

Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (District 32)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000, or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCarney, BrianAnne Arundel County Police DepartmentOral
FAVCarrington, DarrellCarrington & Associates, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShier, MichaelFOPOral
FAVJung, DebHoward County CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)
FAVColeman, RyanPresident, Randallstown NAACPWritten (PDF)
FAVStansbury, HeatherThe Mayor and City Council of Ocean CityOral
FAVHarmon, EltonTown of Ocean CityOral
FAVMeehan, RichardTown of Ocean CityOral
FAVBeidle, PamelaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Beidle, Senator BeidlelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
UNFHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
UNFKroll, StevenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FWABereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.
FWABereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.